09:21
This safety car is an opportune moment to grab some breakfast and caffeine.
Crash.net, into the pits...
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
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24 Hours of Le Mans LIVE: Race updates as Toyota wins
Live updates from the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
KEY MOMENTS
- The No.7 Toyota wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Safety car in hour 19 for big LMGT3 crash
- No.50 Ferrari out in hour 19
- Toyota, Cadillac, BMW battling for lead
- Cadillac leads after Hour 18
The 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans begins today, Saturday 13 June, with BMW starting on pole for the first time in the top class.
The world's most famous 24-hour race will host its 94th edition this weekend, as 186 drivers across 62 cars and three classes battle for victory.
The 2026 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will see BMW start on pole for the first time, after a dramatic Hyperpole session on Thursday evening.
The No.15 WRT-run BMW crew of Kevin Magnussen, Raffele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor, inherited pole after the No.38 Hertz Team Jota Cadillac of Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais had their pole time cancelled post-session.
The No.38 Cadillac was dropped to 10th on the grid.
Last year's Le Mans-winning customer Ferrari AF Corse entry - the No.83 car - driven by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson was the big shock of qualifying, as it failed to get into Hyperpole.
The No.83 car will defend its Le Mans crown from 17th on the grid.
Ferrari only got one car into the final part of Hyperpole on Thursday night, with the No.51 car of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovonazzi a best of eighth on the grid.
The Scuderia will be aiming for its fourth successive 24 Hours of Le Mans win this weekend, but will face stiff competition from a Hypercar field that looks wide open.
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans schedule
Race start - 3pm BST, 13 June
Race finish - 3pm BST, 14 June
13 Jun 2026
09:19
Glad to see Ayhancan Guven walk away from this one.
09:18
So, we're still under safety car orders here.
The No.20 BMW leads the No.12 Cadillac, the No.7 Toyota and the No.8 Toyota, which once again had some front left brake checks being done in the pits.
09:16
Report: 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans: Cadillac leads after 18 hours as safety car called for big crash
The No.12 Cadillac led the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans after 18 hours.
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans: Cadillac leads after 18 hours as safety car called for big crash
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
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09:05
Safety car
The safety car is out after that crash for the Porsche exiting the first chicane.
That was a massive accident. The car just doesn't turn.
09:05
Crash - No.91 LMGT3
The No.91 Manthey Porsche has crashed and wrecked a tyre barrier. Sounds like it was a car failure.
09:00
Hour 19
That's 18 hours of racing done and the No.12 Cadillac leads from the No.20 BMW.
08:58
The No.9 LMP2 car - that was the one involved in a Ferrari incident earlier in the race - has stopped now after that off that swallowed up an advertising board.
08:56
Robin Frijns is in the BMW now.
08:55
One of the LMP2 cars has hit an advertising boarding and is slow on the pit straight.
08:55
New leader
The No.20 is in the pits, releasing the No.12 Cadillac into the lead.
08:53
The No.8 is now out in fourth.
08:53
That repair is fixed now. But that was a 2-minute-plus stop. That's a big swing in this race.
08:52
The No.8 Toyota is having a front left brake change.
08:51
The No.8 pits from second.
08:49
The No.30 LMP2 car just had a big off exiting Indianapolis. Pin kept the car pointing in the right direction, but that would help explain why the lead gap in class is down to 12s.
08:48
The No.8 has just set the fastest lap of the race with a 3m25.421s.
08:48
In LMP2, the No.30 Duqueine car is leading with Doriane Pin, but just 13s is the lead difference there.
08:47
The No.7 Toyota is 2m23s off of the lead at this stage, while the two Ferraris in fifth and sixth are over three minutes down.
08:46
The No.20 BMW still holds the lead on third-stint soft tyres by 22.4s from the No.8 Toyota, with the No.12 Cadillac running in third.
08:40
The No.8 Toyota takes second from the No.12 Cadillac down into the Indianapolis section.
08:39
The No.15 BMW is still in the pits. No news yet on whether or not it will get going again.
08:34
Hartley is complaining that "we are so bad" out of Turn 17 and is asking for Toyota to come up with a solution.
08:31
Hartley is right on the tail of Deletraz now for second in Hypercar. That No.8 car is on fresher tyres than the Cadillac.
08:28
The No.7 Toyota is into the pits for a full stop and a driver change. It's in fourth, still in the podium battle, but will need a few things to go its way.